I have read Michael Hirsh's " A Radioactive Dilemma" and Mahmood Sariolghalam's "Cutting a Deal With Tehran", tow pregnant write-ups on Iran issue published in NEWSWEEK, April 24 issue. At present Iranian nuke issue is a tricky matter for the whole world. The gung-ho and bolshie doctrine of Bush Administration and the provocative remarks of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad worry the people of the world. Iran is a highly individualistic and nationalistic country. It is affluent in natural resources and cultural history. It is sound in military clout. But the present Iranian president is very conservative, dogmatic and truculent. He could not handle the nuclear issue diplomatically; rather his provocative statements about Holocaust and Israel irk all. He showed parochialism in his political notion. It has trade relation with China and Russia, but not with Germany, France and Britain. Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad failed to apply real politic to gain support from other country. Iran argued that it was adopting uranium enrichment program only for civilian purpose, but the recent declaration of being a member of the elite nuclear club of the world has made the West sceptical. Actually, Bush wants the regime change in Iran that will ensure the security of Israel in the Middle East and Bush would be able to satiate his energy hunger setting his poodle in Iran. But Mr Bush should keep in mind that Iran is not Iraq. Iran must adopt "Tit for tat" policy, if it is attacked anyway. So to forestall any catastrophe the Big-5 should come forward to resolve this problem, otherwise everyone will be scapegoat.
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